Known for movies
Short Info
Died | February 9, 1881, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Spouse | Anna Dostoyevskaya |
Fact | Dostoevsky, next to Tolstoy and Turguenev, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of 19th Century, for his major works 'Crime and Punishment', 'The Idiot', 'The devils' and 'The Karamazov brothers'. These four have been the basis for many movies. |
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born on November 11, 1821, in Moscow, Russia. His parents were Mikhail Andreevich and Maria Dostoyevskaya. His father was a retired military doctor. His mother died when he was 15. He had four brothers and sisters. His older brother, Mikhail, died at the age of 23. His younger brother, Alexander, died at the age of 19. His sister, Varvara, died at the age of 21. His sister, Alexandra, died at the age of 24.
Dostoyevsky was educated at home and at a private school. He studied at the Moscow Institute of Technology from 1838 to 1843. He was expelled from the institute for participating in a student protest. He then joined the Army Engineering Corps. He left the army in 1846 and began to write.
Dostoyevsky’s first novel, “Poor Folk,” was published in 1846. It was a success and brought him fame. He followed it with “The Double” in 1846 and “The Village of Stepanchikovo” in 1859.
In 1864, Dostoyevsky’s wife died of tuberculosis. This caused him to have a nervous breakdown. He gambling and became addicted to opium. He was in debt and had to borrow money from friends.
In 1867, Dostoyevsky’s novel “Crime and Punishment” was published. It is the story of a man who kills an old woman for money. The novel was a success and is considered one of the greatest novels ever written.
In 1868, Dostoyevsky’s novel “The Idiot” was published. It is the story of a man who is too good for this world. The novel was not a success.
In 1871, Dostoyevsky’s novel “The Possessed” was published. It is the story of a group of people who are possessed by demons. The novel was a success and is considered one of the greatest novels ever written.
In 1872, Dostoyevsky’s novel “The Brothers Karamazov” was published. It is the story of three brothers who kill their father. The novel was a success and is considered one of the greatest novels ever written.
Dostoyevsky died on January 28, 1881, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
General Info
Full Name | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Died | February 9, 1881, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Profession | Author, Philosopher, Novelist, Engineer, Journalist, Essayist |
Education | Military Engineering-Technical University |
Nationality | Russian |
Family
Spouse | Anna Dostoyevskaya |
Children | Lyubov Dostoyevskaya, Alexey Dostoyevsky, Sonya Dostoyevskaya, Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Parents | Mikhail Dostoyevsky, Maria Nechayeva |
Siblings | Mikhail Dostoyevsky, Andrey Dostoyevsky, Vera Dostoyevskaya, Aleksandra Dostoyevskaya, Nikolai Dostoyevsky, Varvara Dostoyevskaya, Lyubov Dostoyevskaya |
Accomplishments
Movies | The Double, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Notes from Underground, The Brothers Karamazov, Saawariya, Nastasja, The Karamazov Brothers, Four Nights of a Dreamer, Inside, Down House, White Nights, The Possessed, A Gentle Woman, Raskolnikow, L'Amour braque, Besy, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, The G... |
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Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | The world will be saved by beauty. |
2 | The whole work of man seems to consist in nothing but proving to himself every minute that he is a man and not a piano key. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Dostoevsky, next to Tolstoy and Turguenev, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of 19th Century, for his major works 'Crime and Punishment', 'The Idiot', 'The devils' and 'The Karamazov brothers'. These four have been the basis for many movies. |
2 | His novel, "Crime and Punishment", has been called the most famous novel in the world. |
Movies
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Novela | TV Series 1 episode, 1970 novel - 24 episodes, 1964 - 1976 | ||
O Julgamento | 1976 | TV Series novel "Bratya Karamazovy" | |
Vanhan ruhtinaan rakkaus | 1976 | TV Movie novel "Dyadyushkin son" | |
The Musician Killer | 1976 | novel "Netochka Nezvanova" | |
Il lungo viaggio | 1975 | TV Mini-Series novel - 2 episodes | |
Min fars hus | 1974 | TV Short biography | |
Ficciones | 1974 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Igrok | 1974 | novel | |
Narri kartanon valtiaana | 1974 | TV Movie novel "Selo Stepanchikovo i ego obitateli" | |
Noites Brancas | 1973 | TV Movie novel "Belye noci" | |
Selo Stepanchikovo i yego obitateli | 1973 | TV Movie story | |
To theatro ton neon | 1973 | TV Series novel - 1 episode | |
Zlocin i kazna | 1972 | TV Movie | |
Die Ballade von der Geige | 1972 | TV Movie original idea | |
I demoni | 1972 | TV Mini-Series novel | |
Las grandes novelas | 1971-1972 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Ponizeni i navredeni | 1971 | TV Movie novel "Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye" | |
Four Nights of a Dreamer | 1971 | short story "White Nights" | |
Een zachtmoedige vrouw | 1971 | TV Movie | |
Crime et châtiment | 1971 | TV Movie novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
Alta comedia | 1971 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Vujkoviot son | 1970 | TV Movie novel | |
Crime and Punishment | 1970 | novel "Prestuplenie i nakazanie" | |
Mine yndlingsbøger | 1970 | TV Movie documentary novels - uncredited | |
Les frères Karamazov | 1969 | TV Movie novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
Oameni sarmani | 1969 | TV Movie short story | |
NET Opera Theater | 1969 | TV Series novel - 1 episode | |
I fratelli Karamazov | 1969 | TV Mini-Series novel | |
Der ewige Gatte | 1969 | TV Movie novel | |
Maz pod lózkiem | 1969 | TV Short story | |
Une femme douce | 1969 | from the short story by | |
Cuernos debajo de la cama | 1969 | story - as Dostoyevsky | |
Krotká | 1969 | TV Movie novel | |
The Possessed | 1969 | TV Mini-Series novel - 6 episodes | |
Bratya Karamazovy | 1969 | novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
Der Idiot | 1968 | TV Series novel | |
Die fremde Frau und der Mann unterm Bett | 1968 | TV Movie play - as Fedor Michailowitsch Dostojewsky | |
L'idiot | 1968 | TV Movie novel "The Idiot" | |
Partner | 1968 | novel: "The Double" - uncredited | |
Gebroeders Karamazow | 1968 | TV Movie novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
The Gambler | 1968 | TV Mini-Series story | |
Vasvaseye sheitan | 1967 | novel | |
Rikos ja rangaistus | 1967 | TV Series novel "Prestuplenie i nakazanie" - as Fedor Mihailovitsh Dostojevski | |
Dyadushkin son | 1966 | story | |
Skvernyy anekdot | 1966 | story | |
Festival | 1966 | TV Series novel "Crime and Punishment" - 1 episode | |
The Idiot | 1966 | TV Mini-Series novel - 1 episode | |
Neprijatelj | 1965 | novel Dvojnik | |
Primera fila | 1964-1965 | TV Series novel - 2 episodes | |
Il padrone del villaggio | 1965 | TV Mini-Series novel "The Village of Stepanchikovo" - 2 episodes | |
Il giocatore | 1965 | TV Mini-Series novel "The Gambler" - 2 episodes | |
De eeuwige echtgenoot | 1965 | TV Movie novel | |
Onkelchens Traum | 1965 | TV Movie story | |
The Brothers Karamazov | 1964 | TV Mini-Series novel - 1 episode | |
Die Sanfte | 1964 | TV Movie story | |
ITV Play of the Week | 1964 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Helle Nächte | 1964 | TV Movie play | |
Grande Teatro Tupi | TV Series 2 episodes, 1963 story - 1 episode, 1964 novel - 1 episode, 1957 | ||
A játékos | 1964 | TV Movie as Dosztojevszkij | |
Ocho estrellas en busca del amor | 1964 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Delitto e castigo | 1963 | TV Movie novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
Dva presudna dana | 1963 | TV Movie | |
Confesión de Stavroguin | 1963 | Short novel | |
Die Besessenen | 1962 | TV Movie novel | |
Le joueur | 1962 | TV Movie novel "The Gambler" | |
Le notti bianche | 1962 | TV Movie | |
Den evige ektemann | 1961 | TV Movie based on novel - as Fjodor Dostojewski | |
De vernederden en de gekrenkten | 1961 | TV Movie novel | |
Krokodil | 1960 | TV Movie novel | |
Krotkaya | 1960 | story | |
Belye nochi | 1960 | novel - as F. M. Dostoyevskiy | |
Ujkin san | 1959 | TV Movie novel | |
Raskolnikoff | 1959 | TV Movie novel "Crime and Punishment" - as Fedor M. Dostojewskij | |
Crime & Punishment, USA | 1959 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
L'idiota | 1959 | TV Mini-Series novel "The Idiot" - 6 episodes | |
Le joueur | 1958 | novel "The Gambler" | |
Umiliati e offesi | 1958 | TV Mini-Series novel "Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye" | |
La logeuse | 1958 | TV Movie novel | |
The Idiot | 1958 | novel "The Idiot" | |
The Brothers Karamazov | 1958 | novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
Le Notti Bianche | 1957 | novel "White Nights/Belye noci" - as Fedor Dostoevskij | |
Onkelchens Traum oder Eine seltsame Verlobung | 1957 | TV Movie writer - as Fjodor Dostojewski | |
Crime and Punishment | 1956 | novel "Crime and Punishment" - as Dostoïevsky | |
Climax! | 1956 | TV Series novel "Crime and Punishment" - 1 episode | |
The Gambler | 1956 | TV Movie novel | |
TV de Vanguarda | 1955-1956 | TV Series novel - 3 episodes | |
Il sogno dello zio | 1956 | TV Movie play | |
Crime et châtiment | 1955 | TV Movie novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | 1953 | TV Series novel - 1 episode | |
Chi no hate made | 1953 | story | |
The Philip Morris Playhouse | 1953 | TV Series novel - 1 episode | |
Your Favorite Story | 1953 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
Raskolnikow | 1953 | TV Movie novel | |
Crimen y castigo | 1951 | novel "Crime and Punishment" - as Fedor Dostoiewski | |
The Idiot | 1951 | novel "The Idiot" | |
The Great Sinner | 1949 | novel "The Gambler" - uncredited | |
Barrio de pasiones | 1948 | novel | |
I fratelli Karamazoff | 1947 | novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
The Eternal Husband | 1946 | novel "The Eternal Husband" - as Dostoiewsky | |
L'idiot | 1946 | novel "The Idiot" - as Dostoievsky | |
Fear | 1946 | novel "Crime and Punishment" - uncredited | |
Crime and Punishment | 1945 | novel "Crime and Punishment" - as Fedor Dostojevskij | |
Le joueur | 1938 | novel "The Gambler" | |
Der Spieler | 1938 | novel "The Gambler" - as F.M. Dostojewski | |
Crime and Punishment | 1935 | novel "Crime and Punishment" - as Dostoievsky, Feodor Dostoievsky | |
Crime and Punishment | 1935 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
House of Death | 1932 | novel | |
Les frères Karamazoff | 1931 | novel "The Brothers Karamazov" - as Fédor Dostoïevski | |
Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff | 1931 | novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
Jinsei no uramichi | 1929 | novel "Idiot" | |
Za glosem serca | 1926 | novel "Skrzywdzeni i porzuceni" | |
Raskolnikow | 1923 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
A megbüvöltek | 1921 | ||
Irrende Seelen | 1921 | novel | |
Nella morsa della colpa | 1921 | novel | |
Die Brüder Karamasoff | 1921 | novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
Il principe idiota | 1920 | novel "The Idiot" | |
Die rollende Kugel | 1919 | novel "The Gambler" | |
L'idiota | 1919 | novel "The Idiot" | |
Raszkolnikow | 1917 | novel | |
Crime and Punishment | 1917 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
Bratya Karamazovy | 1915 | novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
Possessed | 1915 | Short novel | |
Nikolay Stavrogin | 1915 | story "Devils" | |
Prestuplenie i nakazanie | 1913 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
Idiot | 1910 | Short novel "The Idiot" | |
Crime & Punishment | 2015/I | novel "Crime and Punishment" completed | |
Hold Empty | 2015 | novel "Notes from Underground" completed | |
El jugador | 2016 | novel | |
MY NEIGHBOUR MARTiKA | 2016 | based in part on the novel by | |
The Gambler | 2015 | novel "The Gambler" | |
Kletka | 2015 | story Krotkaya | |
Notes from the Underground | 2015 | TV Series novel | |
Johnny Walker | 2015 | inspiration: novel "Notes from the Underground" | |
Strangely in Love | 2014 | novel | |
Besy | 2014 | ||
Dark Nights | 2014 | story | |
Fyodor Dostoevsky's a Little Hero | 2014 | Short original story | |
Nameless Nobody | 2013 | TV Movie | |
The Double | 2013 | novella | |
Spirits | 2013/I | Short story | |
The Brothers Karamazov | 2013 | TV Mini-Series based on the novel by - 9 episodes | |
Student | 2012 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
Tsumi to batsu | 2012 | TV Series based on the novel by - 1 episode | |
Yeralti | 2012 | novel "Zapiski iz podpolya" | |
Son of Man | 2011 | Short short story "The Grand Inquisitor" | |
Venice Shore Nights | 2011 | short story | |
Feljegyzések az egérlyukból | 2011 | TV Movie novel | |
The Gentleman Takes His Leave | 2010 | Short novel | |
The Man Who Sold the World | 2009 | story | |
The Seducer | 2009 | short story | |
Le notti bianche | 2009 | Short novel | |
Bratya Karamazovy | 2009 | TV Mini-Series novel - 12 episodes | |
Le déchirement au salon | 2009 | Short novel | |
Karamazovi | 2008 | novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
Z mrtvého domu - From the House of the Dead | 2008 | TV Movie based on "Memoirs from the House of the Dead" - as F.M. Dostoevsky | |
Saawariya | 2007 | story | |
Melah Ha'arets | 2006 | novel | |
Hét hónappal késöbb | 2006 | Short novel | |
Besy | 2006 | TV Mini-Series novel | |
Tropical Snack | 2005 | Short novel | |
White Nights | 2005 | story | |
Prestuplenie i nakazanie | 2005 | Short novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
Die Spielerin | 2005 | TV Movie novel "Der Spieler" | |
J'irai cracher sur vos tongs | 2005 | novel "Notes from Underground" | |
Rakushka | 2004 | book | |
Nina | 2004 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
Idiot | 2003 | TV Mini-Series novel - 2 episodes | |
Inquisition | 2002 | TV Movie novel "The Brothers Karamazov" | |
Crime and Punishment | 2002 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
Crime and Punishment | 2002 | TV Movie novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
V noci | 2001 | Short novella "White Nights/Belye noci" | |
Daun Haus | 2001 | novel "Idiot" | |
Krotkaya | 2001 | story | |
Dämonen | 2000 | TV Movie novel | |
Zbrodnia i kara | 2000 | Short novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
The Eternal Husband | 1999 | novel "The Eternal Husband" | |
The Shade | 1999 | story | |
Návrat idiota | 1999 | novel "The Idiot" | |
Crime and Punishment | 1998 | TV Movie novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
I Kalothanati | 1998 | Short short story | |
The Gambler | 1997 | novel "The Gambler" | |
Bajo la piel | 1996 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | 1996 | TV Movie novel "Crime and Punishment" - uncredited | |
Natalia | 1995 | TV Mini-Series story | |
Notes from Underground | 1995 | novel "Notes from Underground" | |
Lagodna | 1995 | story | |
Nastazja | 1994 | novel "The Idiot" | |
Sin compasión | 1994 | novel "Crime and Punishment" | |
El marido perfecto | 1993 | ||
L'éternel mari | 1993 | TV Movie novel | |
Besy | 1992 | novel | |
From the House of the Dead | 1992 | TV Movie novel | |
Son smeshnogo cheloveka | 1992 | Short story | |
Schuld und Sühne | 1992 | TV Movie | |
Belye nochi | 1992 | book | |
Dezerter | 1992 | story "The Eternal Husband" | |
Idiot | 1991 | TV Mini-Series story | |
Venere paura | 1991 | novella | |
A Divina Comédia | 1991 | extracts - as Dostoievski | |
Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye | 1991 | novel "Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye" | |
Utskinari | 1991 | story "Krotkaya" | |
La vengeance d'une femme | 1990 | inspiration - as Dostoïevski, story "The Eternal Husband" | |
Malchiki | 1990 | novel | |
Vechnyy muzh | 1990 | book | |
Poseshcheniye | 1989 | story "Son smeshnovo cheloveka" | |
Selo Stepanchikovo i ego obitateli | 1989 | TV Movie novel | |
Les possédés | 1988 | novel - as Féodor Dostoievski | |
Dream | 1988 | Short novel - as F. Dostoevsky | |
TV Teatar Ujakov San | 1987 | TV Movie | |
Jour et nuit | 1986 | inspiration: novel "Notes from the Underground" | |
Sztyepancsikovo falu és lakói | 1986 | TV Movie play - as Dosztojevszkij | |
A Gentle Spirit | 1985 | Short short story: A Gentle Creature | |
L'amour braque | 1985 | novel "The Idiot" | |
Chuzhaya zhena i muzh pod krovatyu | 1984 | TV Movie story | |
Kepissä on kaksi päätä | 1984 | TV Movie novels - as F.M. Dostojevski | |
Aikalainen | 1984 | novel "Notes from underground" | |
Podrostok | 1983 | TV Mini-Series novel | |
Rikos ja rangaistus | 1983 | novel | |
Delitto e castigo | 1983 | TV Mini-Series book - 3 episodes | |
Két férfi az ágy alatt | 1982 | TV Movie novel - as Dosztojevszkij | |
The Underground Man | 1981 | novel "Notes from Underground" | |
To theatro tis Defteras | 1981 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Bobo la tête | 1980 | short story "A propos de neige fondue" | |
Teu Tua | 1979 | novel - segment "Um Homem Debaixo da Cama" | |
Unizhennyye i oskorblyonnyye | 1979 | TV Movie novel | |
Das Idol von Mordassow | 1979 | TV Movie original story | |
Crime and Punishment | 1979 | TV Mini-Series novel - 3 episodes | |
Le grand inquisiteur | 1979 | TV Movie novel "Les frères Karamazov" | |
Die Dämonen | 1977 | TV Mini-Series novel - as Fjodor M. Dostojewskij | |
A bosszú | 1977 | TV Movie as Dosztojevszkij | |
Humillados y ofendidos | 1977 | TV Series novel "Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye" - 3 episodes |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Z mrtvého domu - From the House of the Dead | 2008 | TV Movie writer: "Z mrtvého domu, Opera in three acts" - as Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan | 2013 | special thanks - as Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia